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Environmentally Preferable Products
Environmentally preferable products are products or services that have less of an effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. Such products or services may include, but are not limited to, those which contain recycled content, minimize waste, conserve energy or water, or reduce the amount of toxics disposed or consumed.
EPA’s Buy Clean Program
To help schools maintain healthy indoor environments, EPA developed the Buy Clean initiative to promote the purchase of environmentally preferable products and services for schools. The Buy Clean Website is designed for people who buy or use products in schools, but also includes information on other school and non-school related environmental issues. It provides information on the Buy Clean Program as well as links to other related programs, Websites, and tools that can be used to create healthy indoor environments for children in schools. At the Buy Clean Website:
- Teachers will learn how to buy “green” and conduct science experiments that are educational as well as having lower environmental impact.
- Procurement officers will find information on procurement language for green products.
Visit the Buy Clean Website at www.epa.gov/oppt/buy_clean/ to learn more.
Additionally, EPA's Healthy School Environments Website provides on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers, and staff address environmental health issues in schools. Visitors can browse resources by topic or by geographic area or may search all resources by entering specific keywords into the search box at the top of each page. Visit www.epa.gov/schools/ for more information.